When this stunningly huge estate in Alabama was being designed, the owner must have anticipated the rise of Google Earth, because from down there it must be impossible to appreciate that the grounds have been landscaped into the shape of…

Llyn Brianne is a man made reservoir on the River Towy, west Wales, which was formed by the construction of the UK's tallest dam, which at around 90m tall is the world's largest clay core dam. Recently the BBC has…

Scraping the bottom of the "world's largest" barrel1, it's the awe-inspiring (former) World's Largest Dump Truck! Built as a prototype and dubbed the "Terex Titan", the 20m long truck can carry a payload of up to 350 tons. The manufacturer…

Apple's recent iPhone 2.2 update has added Google Maps Street View to the already essential device. [] With the iPhone's pinch-zoom and finger-panning, the experience is even better than on the web. The only downside is that the iPhone doesn't…

Vladimir Shukhov was a Russian engineer, scientist and architect whose pioneering structural engineering work led to the design of the world's first hyperboloid structures. In mathematics, a hyperboloid is a quadric ("a D-dimensional hypersurface defined as the locus of zeros…

Rhoose Point is the southernmost point of mainland Wales. The point is marked by a 4m standing stone monument surrounded by a stone circle. The stone was erected in 2000 by the company reclaiming the quarry and surrounding land for…